Spezia and Lecco draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LA SPEZIA. Spezia and Lecco draw 1-1. P. Hristov scored the first goal (12') for Spezia. N. Buso settled the score (41').

By
David Brown
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Spezia and Lecco draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LA SPEZIA. Spezia and Lecco draw 1-1. P. Hristov scored the first goal (12′) for Spezia. N. Buso settled the score (41′).

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 7,581 spectators.​ The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi with the assistance of Salvatore Affatato and Mario Vigile. The 4th official was Edoardo Mazzoni. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.79 degrees Celsius or 64.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Spezia

1 - 1

Team 1

Lecco

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 8
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 86 Attack 75
  • 49 Dangerous attack 36
  • 64 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 20
  • 2 Yellow Cards 7
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Lecco that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Spezia had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Spezia to win the match​.

Spezia shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lecco shot 13 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 3 yellow cards (Andrija Novakovich, Filippo Bandinelli and Gregorio Tanco). On the other side, Lecco received 6 yellow cards (Vedran Celjak, Alessandro Sersanti, Giovanni Crociata, Vedran Celjak, Eugenio Lamanna  and Vittorio Parigini).

Match Timeline

Petko Hristov(goal)Salvatore Esposito
12'
31'
Alessandro Sersanti- Yellow
41'
Nicolò Buso(goal)Alessandro Caporale
Gregorio Tanco- sub ->Dimitrios Nikolaou 
46'
Gregorio Tanco- Yellow
46'
Filippo Bandinelli- Yellow
48'
57'
Andrija Novakovich- Yellow
61'
Eugenio Lamanna - Yellow
78'
Giovanni Crociata- Yellow
Francesco Cassata - sub ->Luca Vignali
63'
F. Esposito- sub ->Diego Falcinelli
63'
66'
Alessandro Sersanti(yellowredcard)
70'
Giorgio Galli- sub ->Artur Ioniță
Rachid Kouda- sub ->Filippo Bandinelli
70'
77'
Vittorio Parigini- sub ->Nicolò Buso
77'
Gabriel Lunetta- sub ->D. Degli Innocenti
84'
Vittorio Parigini- Yellow
Luca Moro- sub ->Ádám Nagy
83'
88'
Vedran Celjak- Yellow
84'
Marcin Listkowski- sub ->Giovanni Crociata
85'
Roberto Inglese- sub ->Andrija Novakovich
88'
Vedran Celjak- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
73
35
Como
68
35
Venezia
67
35
Cremonese
60
35
Catanzaro
57
35
Palermo
52
35
Brescia
47
35
Sampdoria
46
35
Pisa
45
35
Cittadella
45
35
Südtirol
43
35
Modena
43
35
Reggiana
43
35
Cosenza
42
35
Ascoli
37
35
Ternana
37
35
Spezia
37
35
Bari 1908
36
35
FeralpiSalò
32
35
Lecco
26
35

After this match, Spezia has 35 points like Cosenza and Bari 1908 to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Lecco will has 23 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Spezia will play away with Parma on the 13th of April with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Parma (3 draws).

Lecco will host Reggiana on the 13th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
7.3
D
Ales Mateju 37.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Dimitrios Nikolaou  43.Greece
6.4
46'
D
Petko Hristov 55.Bulgaria
7.8
Goals12'
M
Salvatore Elia 7.Italy
7.9
M
Ádám Nagy 8.Hungary
7.1
83'
M
Salvatore Esposito 10.Italy
8.7
M
Luca Vignali 14.Italy
7.0
63'
M
Filippo Bandinelli 25.Italy
7.0
70' 48'
M
Daniele Verde 99.Italy
8.4
F
Diego Falcinelli 16.Italy
6.6
63'
Substitutes
G
Petar Zovko 40.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Gregorio Tanco 5.Argentina
6.4
46' 46'
D
Iva Gelashvili 33.Georgia
D
Nicolò Bertola 77.Italy
M
Niccolò Pietra 15.Italy
M
Giovanni Corradini 21.Italy
M
Francesco Cassata  29.Italy
7.0
63'
M
Pietro Candelari 36.Italy
M
Rachid Kouda 80.Italy
7.1
70'
F
F. Esposito 9.Italy
7.0
63'
F
T. Cipot 11.Slovenia
F
Luca Moro 24.Italy
7.0
83'

Spezia started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Luca D’Angelo decided to play with the following team: Jeroen Zoet (7.3), Ales Mateju (7.0), Petko Hristov (7.8), Dimitrios Nikolaou  (6.4), Luca Vignali (7.0), Ádám Nagy (7.1), Salvatore Esposito (8.7), Salvatore Elia (7.9), Daniele Verde (8.4), Filippo Bandinelli (7.0) and Diego Falcinelli (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Gregorio Tanco (6.4), F. Esposito (7.0), T. Cipot, Niccolò Pietra, Giovanni Corradini, Luca Moro (7.0), Francesco Cassata  (7.0), Iva Gelashvili, Pietro Candelari, Petar Zovko, Nicolò Bertola and Rachid Kouda (7.1).

Substitutions

Spezia made 5 changes: Dimitrios Nikolaou  for Gregorio Tanco (46′), Ádám Nagy for Luca Moro (83′), Diego Falcinelli for F. Esposito (63′), Luca Vignali for Francesco Cassata  (63′) and Filippo Bandinelli for Rachid Kouda (70′).

Player of the match: Salvatore Esposito​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Spezia was Salvatore Esposito.

His rating is 8.7 with 61 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Lecco – Formation

Lecco
G
Eugenio Lamanna  23.Italy
8.4
61'
D
Vedran Celjak 2.Croatia
7.0
88'
D
Alessandro Bianconi 6.Italy
7.5
D
Alessandro Caporale 17.Italy
7.3
D
Franco Lepore 32.Italy
7.0
M
D. Degli Innocenti 5.Italy
7.7
77'
M
Alessandro Sersanti 8.Italy
6.3
31'
M
Giovanni Crociata 21.Italy
7.3
84' 78'
M
Artur Ioniță 27.Moldova
6.8
70'
F
Andrija Novakovich 90.United States
7.3
85'
F
Nicolò Buso 99.Italy
7.5
77' Goals41'
Substitutes
G
Riccardo Melgrati 1.Italy
D
Elio Capradossi 13.Italy
D
Mats Lemmens 83.Belgium
M
Gabriel Lunetta 7.Italy
6.4
77'
M
Vittorio Parigini 14.Italy
6.3
77' 84'
M
Marco Frigerio 26.Italy
M
Davide Guglielmotti 44.Italy
M
Giorgio Galli 96.Italy
6.8
70'
F
H. Salomaa 11.Finland
F
Marcin Listkowski 29.Poland
6.4
84'
F
Roberto Inglese 45.Italy
6.4
85'
F
Giacomo Beretta 81.Italy

Lecco started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Andrea Malgrati played with: Eugenio Lamanna  (8.4), Franco Lepore (7.0), Vedran Celjak (7.0), Alessandro Bianconi (7.5), Alessandro Caporale (7.3), Alessandro Sersanti (6.3), D. Degli Innocenti (7.7), Artur Ioniță (6.8), Giovanni Crociata (7.3), Andrija Novakovich (7.3) and Nicolò Buso (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Riccardo Melgrati, Gabriel Lunetta (6.4), Elio Capradossi, Vittorio Parigini (6.3), Marco Frigerio, Marcin Listkowski (6.4), Davide Guglielmotti, Roberto Inglese (6.4), Giacomo Beretta, Mats Lemmens, Giorgio Galli (6.8) and H. Salomaa.

Lecco could not rely on the presence of Gabriel Lunetta (injured).

Substitutions

Lecco made 5 changes: Nicolò Buso for Vittorio Parigini (77′), Giovanni Crociata for Marcin Listkowski (84′), Andrija Novakovich for Roberto Inglese (85′), D. Degli Innocenti for Gabriel Lunetta (77′) and Artur Ioniță for Giorgio Galli (70′).

Player of the match: Eugenio Lamanna ​

The most impressive player for Lecco was the goalkeeper: Eugenio Lamanna . His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​